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Place to eat in Perth

Perth now is better than ever. Take a bite in the celebration of Food Festivals Taste Series as variety of food from Perth’s leading restaurants are served at the launch party. Life is too short to eat poorly.

1. Barchetta [Recommended]

Address: 149 Marine Parade
North Cottesloe WA 6011
Price range: $$

Your plan to enjoy the beauty of Cottesloe beach will be complete by visiting Barchetta restaurant. Meaning “small boat” in Italian, Barchetta continues to weight in as the most picked for great coffee, top nosh and uninterrupted ocean views. A simple, uncomplicated menu has been created to match your surroundings with plenty of light meals, seafood and tasty tapas designed to share. Add a little sunshine to the relaxed vibe and crystal clear waters of this beachside suburb and these venues can go from empty to full capacity in a matter of minutes.
Take a bite of their superb wood-fired pizzas made with minimal fuss yet maximum flavour and feature a range of innovative fresh toppings.
As the sun sets over the Indian Ocean and you relax into your chair with a glass of West Australian wine in hand, you'll soon come to understand why Barchetta is rarely empty.

Go-for dish: The Japanese crusted salmon fillet and the Torre's veal cutlet with lemon caper jus.

2. The Classroom bar and pub

Address: 1/ 356 Charles Street
North Perth
Price range: $$

Back to school and learn a thing or two about cocktails and good times in this cozy bar filled with educational artefacts. Inspired by the educational and social enjoyment of bar industry, the Classroom take you back to school days when we were younger and learning was fun. Unlike any other bar in Australia, the Classroom overs 20% off the bill every Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays before 6 PM making it more-than-tempting early dinner prospect.
Best of all, the Classroom has valuable over of $15 school dinners between Tuesday and Thursday.

Go-for dish: the canteen’s menu of pork and fennel sausage rolls, grilled fish butties and unctuous slow-cooked Bourbon beef short ribs, as big in flavour as they are in size.

3. Lucky Chan’s laundry and noddle bar

Address: 311 William Street
Northbridge WA 6003
Price range: $

Take a stroll to Chinatown, Perth, and meet Lucky Chan’s laundry and noodle bar. Celebrating Northbridge’s rich Asian heritage by uncensored cooking, first-rate libations and plenty of good cheers, Lucky Chan’s also serves the best cocktails around.

Go-for dish: Lucky Chan’s ramen with 62 degrees pouched eggs.

4. Il Lido

Address: 88 Marine Parade
Cottesloe WA 6011
Price range: $$

Indulge a fine balance between classy and casual atmosphere of Cottesloe Beach while sharing delicious Italian antipasti matched with divine wine at Il Lido. Wine choices keep step with the room’s modern Italian theme with the refined cooking of Chef Alexander Haynes. You may keep it light with antipasti; make a meal of ever-reliable handmade pasta, or feast on flesh. Spending Sunday lunch in Il Lido is worth waiting.

Go-for dish: Il Lido house-made pasta and potato gnocchi

5. Chapels on Whatley

Address: 196 Whatley Cres
Maylands WA
Price range: $$

Enrich and indulge your day in Eurasian atmosphere at Chapels on Whatley, Perth. Serving breakfast menu until 5 PM daily, this brekkie restaurant is one of Perth’s best kept secrets. Order your Malay pandan fritters doused in mango and passion fruit coulis and enjoy it with beautiful exotic loose-leaf tea for just $5.50. Bacon and egg are available, but why be ordinary?

Go-for dish: Malay pandan fritters

6. Blackbird [Recommend]

Spend an evening with Blackbird Perth as they serve up rustic European dishes with a focus on quality produce and technique. Sitting peacefully next to Claisebrook Lake, Blackbird is the getaway to retire away from the hustle and bustle Perth east’s nightlife.